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Harry Kendall Joins

Lips Propeller Works

Harry Kendall

Harry Kendall has joined Lips

Propeller Works and will act as their marine consultant on the

Great Lakes. Mr. Kendall has over 16 years' experience in the field of controllable-pitch propel- lers and bow thrusters, and is widely known on the Great Lakes for his contributions to the de- velopment of improved propulsion and maneuvering systems.

Bethlehem Beaumont Yard

Receives Drilling Rig

Contract From Marlin

Marlin Drilling Co., Inc. has awarded Bethlehem Steel Corpo- ration's Beaumont, Texas, ship- yard a contract for construction of a new independent leg jackup drilling rig.

The new rig, to be named Mar- lin No. 14, is scheduled for de- livery in August 1979, becoming

Marlin's 10th offshore rig.

In announcing the award, Sher- man Perry, general manager of the Beaumont Shipyard, said that he expects the contract to provide employment for approximately 225 additional employees.

The four-legged jackup will be capable of drilling wells to 30,000 feet in depth while operating in offshore water depths from 12 feet to 150 feet. The substructure will feature a cantilevered drill floor allowing the contractor to position the rotary and derrick as much as 45 feet astern of the rig's hull. This capability offers the added advantage of being able to cantilever over existing production platforms to drill de- velopmental wells.

The rig will structurally consist of a buoyant hull 145 feet long by 150 feet wide. Four cylindrical columns passing through the plat- form support the rig on location and provide the means for jack- ing the platform above offshore waters. The unit offers a normal moving draft of 15 feet and on- board living accommodations for 56 persons.

Located in Houston, Texas, with operations offices in Lafayette,

La., and Natal, Brazil, Marlin

Drilling, headed by George B.

Grafton, president, is currently operating two tenders, three plat- form rigs, three jackups, one semisubmersible, and one land rig, with three under construction.

Northwest Marine Gets $2.67-Million Drydock

Contract From IHI

Northwest Marine Iron Works of Portland, Ore., has been award- ed a $2.67-million contract by

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy In- dustries Co., Ltd. of Japan for outfitting and testing of the Port of Portland's new drydock #4.

The contract award made by

IHI was announced by Jim Butler, vice president and general man- ager of Northwest Marine Iron

Works' Marine Division.

The contract includes removing temporary enclosures and acces- sories required during the towing of the drydock from IHI's ship- yard in Japan to Portland. It also includes installation of pumps, connection of electrical equipment and operational testing.

Construction of the drydock is on schedule, according to an IHI spokesman. The drydock will be launched on August 8, and will arrive in Portland on October 1.

Northwest Marine Iron Works' contract calls for completion of its work by January 1.

The drydock, which will be the largest on the West Coast and one of the largest floating drydocks in the world, will be 990 feet in length and 185 feet in width.

Northwest Marine Iron Works, one of Portland's primary ship repair and conversion companies, will be one of the main users of the new drydock.

When Leon Martin sandblasts your ship he gets dynamite results.

Leon is a Leaderman in our

Drydock Department. Which means he has two great qualifications.

He's experienced (27 years at

Savannah). And can be rougher than blasting grit about getting a job done right.

That's the kind of spirit you find at Savannah. It's why we're the best yard to do your major conversions, scheduled drydocking, and voyage repairs.

Sure, we're also competitively priced. And blessed with a climate that lets us run full-bore all year.

But without workers like Leon, our great prices and weather wouldn't mean doodly.

If you want a yard that'll really bust its hump on your job, pick up the phone and give us a blast.

The Savannah Yard.

Savannah Machine and Shipyard.

P.O. Box 787, Savannah, Ga. 31402

Tel. (912) 233-6621 74 Trinity Place, Suite 1800

New York, N.Y. 10006 Tel. (212) 432-0350

He's a good reason to get'blasted in Savannah.

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